Alexander Obukhov

Alexander Obukhov
Born
Alexander Mikhailovich Obukhov

(1918-05-05)May 5, 1918
Saratov, Russian SFSR
DiedDecember 3, 1989(1989-12-03) (aged 71)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
Alma materSaratov University
Moscow State University
Known forBoundary layer meteorology
Monin–Obukhov length
Scientific career
FieldsMeteorology, turbulence
InstitutionsRussian Academy of Sciences
Doctoral advisorA. N. Kolmogorov

Alexander Mikhailovich Obukhov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Обу́хов; 5 May 1918 – 3 December 1989) was a Soviet and Russian geophysicist and applied mathematician known for his contributions to statistical theory of turbulence and atmospheric physics. He was one of the founders of modern boundary layer meteorology.[1] He served as the Head of the theoretical department at Sternberg Astronomical Institute, a division of Moscow State University.[2]

Obukhov's 1946 fundamental paper on a universal length scale for exchange processes in the surface layer was the basis for the derivation of the Monin–Obukhov similarity theory in 1954.[3][4] The Monin–Obukhov similarity theory and the Monin–Obukhov length are named after him and Russian Academician Andrei Monin.[5]

  1. ^ Yaglom, A. M. (1990). "Alexander Mikhailovich Obukhov, 1918–1989". Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 53 (1–2): v–xi. Bibcode:1990BoLMe..53D...5Y. doi:10.1007/BF00122458. S2CID 123366533.
  2. ^ Rashid Sunyaev, ed. (2004). Zeldovich: Reminiscences. Chapman & Hall/CRC. ISBN 9780203500163. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  3. ^ Monin, A. S.; Obhukov, A. M. (1954). "Basic laws of turbulent mixing in the surface layer of the atmosphere" (PDF). Tr.Akad. Nauk SSSR Geophiz. Inst. 24 (151): 163–187.
  4. ^ Foken, Thomas (2006). "50 Years of the Monin–Obukhov Similarity Theory". Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 119 (3): 431–447. Bibcode:2006BoLMe.119..431F. doi:10.1007/s10546-006-9048-6. S2CID 122060208.
  5. ^ Jacobson, Mark Z. (2005). Fundamentals of Atmospheric Modeling (2 ed.). Cambridge University Press.